dog friendly park

Lafayette Park

Overview: Lafayette Park is rated 4.7/5 from 2680 Google reviews. This city park offers a dog park, playground, tennis courts, and walking paths, and provides great city views. Amenities: Reviewers often mention shade and seating and covered spots.

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4.7Google rating

2,680reviews

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4.7(2,680 reviews)

People say this city park offers a dog park, playground, tennis courts, and walking paths, and provides great city views. They highlight the peaceful and clean atmosphere, and the mix of sun and shade. They also like the benches, picnic tables, and the opportunity to see parrots.

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owners who want shade, seating, and water access

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AddressGough St &, Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA

Phone(415) 831-2700

City pageSan Francisco

Imported fromSan Francisco, CA

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Agnes Yi (Agnessy)a month ago

Lafayette Park is absolutely heavenly — peaceful, well-kept, and offering a lovely panoramic view of the city. As a birder, I was delighted by the diversity of birds here. It’s such a calming place to slow down and simply observe.

Lydia Chu10 months ago

I’m visiting SF and found Lafayette Park. It’s such a lovely and peaceful spot! The park is very clean and well taken care of. I loved the dog park and the playground for kids. There are also tennis courts if you want to play. It wasn’t too crowded, so I could just relax and enjoy the fresh air. It’s also in a nice neighborhood in the city.

Jessica Heintz2 years ago

Gorgeous park to visit! We went for the massive playground while visiting San Francisco. I was able to walk around and it seemed like a great place to walk a dog and take them to the dog park. Also in the park is a beautiful lookout with a view of the city at various points. The highlight was the great playground with multiple different structures and slides for the kids to play on. It was very well maintained. Near the playground was a public restroom which was very well kept as well.

Oliver Pe4 months ago

December 2025 Beautiful green space. Well maintained and a much needed question spot in the city.

Miranda Rider9 months ago

Been coming here since I was a toddler, and still absolutely love relaxing in the sun on the grass at Lafayette! Beautiful green spaces like this are what make this city so one-of-a-kind :) and if you love dogs, there is a non-stop flow of cute pups to see and meet

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Monday: 5:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Tuesday: 5:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Wednesday: 5:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Thursday: 5:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Friday: 5:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Saturday: 5:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Sunday: 5:00 AM – 11:45 PM

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